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References
- ↑ "Los éxitos en Los 40, archivo 1988" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/music/mecano/chart-history
- ↑ "Ana Torroja's "Los Amantes" version" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 13, 2022.
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